MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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